This album was released along with Passion after the release of Martin Scorsese's film The Last Temptation of Christ. It contains fourteen traditional Middle Eastern and East African pieces which served as the inspiration for Peter Gabriel's soundtrack to the film.

Tracklisting:
1. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Party - Shamus-Ud-Doha Bader-Ud-Doja tabla, harmonium, voice
2. Baaba Maal - Call to Prayer violin, voice
3. Shankar and the Epidemics - Sankarabaranam Pancha Nadai Pallavi tabla, ghatam, violin, tanbura
4. Kudsi Erguner - Ulvi ("Celeste") ney flute
5. Hossam Ramzy - Fallahi tabla, dufs, doholla, tambourine
6. Banga (Tanta-Suaag) - Sabahiya
7. Unknown Ethiopian Musicians - Tejbeit Ethiopian Bar Song
8. Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh - Prelude in Tchahargah kementché
9. Unknown Moroccan Musicians - Wedding Song
10. Abdul Aziz El-Sayed - Magdelene's House kanoun
11. Fatala - Yoky kongas, gongoma, djembe, bolon, doum-doum, other percussion
12. Nass El Ghiwane - Ya Sah
13. Les Musiciens Du Nil - Al Nahla Al' Ali tabla, rababa
14. Antranik Askarian and Khatchadour Khatchaturian - Song of Complaint doudouk

It is worth noting that several of these musicians continued to work with Peter on his album US, and beyond, Shankar, the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Fatala especially. Passion Sources happens to be only the second release on the RealWorld label.

jasonm informs me that the original pressing of Passion Sources was limited to 6000 copies, and it took him 6 months to find one on release.